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Hin hawatk' kam het'anosakan kro'nk' Hayots' [The Ancient Faith or Pagan Religion of the Armenians]

by: Levon (Ghewond) Alishan

Topics: Mythology, Myths, Folklore, Religion, Pagan, Paganism, History, Historical, Armenia, Armenian
Collection: robert-bedrosian-library; patron-library-collection
Item Size: 173.9M

Written by the renowned 19th-century polymath Levon (Ghewond) Alishan, this Armenian-language work has been highly praised and extensively used by mythologists and folklorists since its initial publication (Venice, 1895). Topics include: nature worship, worship of celestial bodies, animal worship, monsters, spirits, mythological heroes, pagan gods, magic, charms/divination, the next world, and cult objects. A major source for the folk beliefs, customs, myths, and history of the Armenian Highlands. Book scanned and uploaded by Robert Bedrosian.